Free Christmas Car Parking Scheme

A FREE CAR PARKING scheme which gives shoppers free parking in the run up to Christmas is set to run again this year. 

For the past two years, those preparing for Christmas by shopping in the East Riding have benefited as the Council suspended parking charges at its car parks during the three weekends leading up to Christmas. At its meeting on Tuesday, 2 November, the council's cabinet is being recommended to approve the scheme to run for the third year in a row. 

Once again this year pay and display machines in the council’s car-parks and on-street parking locations would be clearly marked to let shoppers know there is no charge for these weekends leading up to Christmas. 

Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE, leader of the council, said: “For the past two years this initiative has helped to bring shoppers to the East Riding in the run up to Christmas. The council is happy to promote schemes like this which have a real and tangible benefit to local businesses.” 

The free parking would apply during every weekend from and including December 4 until December 26. All council car parks would be free from 8am on Saturday until 8am on Monday.